# NTSB DEN76FQD15: Cessna 120, N77243, Alamogordo, NM, February 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1976
- Place: Alamogordo, NM · ALAMOGORDO, NM
- Location: 32.8836° N, 105.9636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alamogordo, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8836&lon=-105.9636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FQD15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQD15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0426  76/2/28    ALAMOGORDO,NM       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  2  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 275
        TIME - 1930                    N77243              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMOGORDO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ALAMOGORDO,NM               LOCAL                        SAFFORD,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT AT CNTRLS OWNER OF ACFT,NO MEDICAL CERT.PLT IN COMMAND WITH CURRENT MEDICAL TO MAKE FLT LEGAL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77243](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77243-1977-07-25), registration cancelled 1977-07-25, S/N 11705 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Alamogordo Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760228003569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760228003569A), Feb 28, 1976: Cessna 120, Alamogordo, NM, Substantial damage. Plt at cntrls owner of acft,no medical cert. Plt in command with current medical to make flt legal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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